Native Americans and state and local governments

Technical Report · Tue Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 1991

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/140784· OSTI ID:140784

Rusco, E R ^[1]

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1. Cultural Resources Consultants, Ltd. Reno, Nevada (United States)

Native Americans` concerns arising from the possibility of establishment of a nuclear repository for high level wastes at Yucca Mountain fall principally into two main categories. First, the strongest objection to the repository comes from traditional Western Shoshones. Their objections are based on a claim that the Western Shoshones still own Yucca Mountain and also on the assertion that putting high level nuclear wastes into the ground is a violation of their religious views regarding nature. Second, there are several reservations around the Yucca Mountain site that might be affected in various ways by building of the repository. There is a question about how many such reservations there are, which can only be decided when more information is available. This report discusses two questions: the bearing of the continued vigorous assertion by traditionalist Western Shoshones of their land claim; and the extent to which Nevada state and local governments are able to understand and represent Indian viewpoints about Yucca Mountain.

• Research Organization: Nevada Nuclear Waste Project Office, Carson City, NV (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: FG08-85NV10461
• OSTI ID: 140784
• Report Number(s): NWPO-SE--043-91; ON: DE92017732; IN: I-324936
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

05 NUCLEAR FUELS
29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
AMERICAN INDIANS
HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES
INDIAN RESERVATIONS
LAND USE
LEGAL ASPECTS
NEVADA
POLITICAL ASPECTS
RADIOACTIVE WASTE FACILITIES
SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTORS
STATE GOVERNMENT
UNDERGROUND DISPOSAL
YUCCA MOUNTAIN
Yucca Mountain Project